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Letters .Patent No. 72,022, dated .December 10, 1867; antedatecl November 29, 1867.

`PORTABLE FENCE-POSTS.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID M. GRAHAM, of the city of Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Fence-Posts; and I do declare that the following is a clear, full, and exact description of the construction and operation cf the same, reference being K had to the accompanying drawings making a part of this specification, in which---g Figure 1 is a front view of double fence-posts, as erected in fence, with anchor and fencing-boards attached.

Figure 2 is an inside view of one of the posts, with clasps, feet, and basel attached. Figure 8 is an inside view of the other post, with clasps attached. Figures 4 and 5, front views of upper partcf both posts, separated, with clasps attached. Figure 6, side view of posts, showing anchors, feet, and base, as arranged when the fence is erected.

Figures 7, 8, and 9, detailed views of bevelled clasps andilan ges, or key-plates. Like letters in the different figures indicate like parts. 4 The nature of my invention consists, rst, in the construction of portable double fence-posts, attached together by bevelled clasps, and pravided with base, feet, and adjustable anchors or braces; second, the construction of metallic bevelled clasps with anges or key-plates, and keys for fastening together fence-posts sind panels.

and operation. y j l A A are the double fence-posts; B B the adjustable anchors or braces, attached by the eyes a a' to key b. C is the base of the posts, and c c the feet resting on base. D D andEE are metallic bevel-'clasps,'-with tongues d d, slots e e, flanges or key-plates f f, having slots g g, and projections cr shoulders, forming key-bars l1. Ji. Clasps E E are exactly like clasps D D, cxceptthat E E have the flanges on reverse sides, and the bevelcatches, tongues, and slots are at lower end of the clasps, while thoseof D D are at the to-p of the clasps.,

I take two pieces of scantling,of proper size and length for fence-posts, to one cfwhichIfasten the clasps D D, at proper distances from the,ends,no'tches, z z', being first made in the posts to receive the fastenings or clasps. I also attach the feet e o, and brace C, so that the feet rest nponthe base. To the otherpostI fasten the clasps E E, so that the anges will be the'same distance from the' ends of the posts as those cffthe` clasps D D.l To attach the posts, the one to which clasps 1E E are attached is raised suiliciently-toallow the beveLcatches to enter each other. The post sliding'dowmthe clasps draw them snugly together, the key-bars or projections h h sliding into slots g g, and the tongues d d into slots e e. The key b, being detached atrone end from the anchor, is placed through slot 7c, below the upperiianges'. The eye of the' anchor is `again attached to the key through the hole in theend thereof, and the posts are thus securely fastened so they cannot move endwise, and the tongues ol .d in slots e e hold the posts securely sidewise, ythus making it impossible to separate the posts until To enable others skilled in the art to make `and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction the key b is removed, but by removing that key the post, with clasps E E, is readily slidup and detached frbm4 the other post. The fencing-boards, bars, or rails are properly attached by-nails or otherwise to 'these posts, separated, and the fence thus entirely constructed, in panels, ready for transportation and setting'up, and as thus constructed is readily detached in panels, to be removed when required.

The adjustable anchors or braces are made the proper size and length to aiford all the required support to the fence against the force of high winds or cattle, and being adjustable, may be placed close to the fence, out of the way, in time of ploughing or harvest-ing.

I contemplate that for lowlands, liable to be cvertlowed, and for streams, stationary posts may be placed several rods apart, and the panels being hinged to these posts, and unlocked in the middle between them, will swing out right or left, allowing the drift to pass without injury to the fence.

With present facilities for transportation, fences thus constructed may be manufactured where the materials are plentyoand cheap, and facilities for manufacturing are good, and transported to any part of the United States,

thus furnishing at less expense, particularly to prairie countries, wheretimber'is scarce, more darable und convenient fences than any new in use. Y l Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1. The construction of double portable fence-posts, attached by metallic bevel clasps, with flanges, slots, and tongues, and secured by keys, substantially in the manner and for the purposes as herein described and shown. A

2. The adjustable anchors' or braces, attached by'metallic eyes and key, and the combination of theifeet with the posts and base, substantially in the manner and for the purposes as herein described fand shown. Y

DAVID MfGRAHAM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM It. Gunnar, JAMES T; Wannen. 

